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ANDREW KRECH / THE CITIZENS’ VOICE An ambulance prepares to pull away from the Sherman Hills apartment complex in Wilkes-Barre after a man was shot in the hand Sunday.

WILKES-BARRE — City police are investigating a shooting, in which a man was shot in his right hand.

Police said officers at about 3:20 p.m. Sunday were dispatched to the area of Sherman Hills building 320 for a gunshot victim. Upon arrival, police said officers located a man sitting on a rock with his right hand wrapped in a blood-stained cloth.

According to police, the victim said he was walking in the area of C.J.’s Pizza and Subs when he was struck in the hand. Police said the victim did not see anyone else in the area and he was unsure exactly where he was when he was shot.

Police said officers observed a puncture wound on the edge of the victim’s right hand and several people police spoke to did not see what direction the victim walked from. The people police spoke to did not hear any gunshots.

The man who was shot was transported to a hospital for treatment. Police did not release the condition of the victim.

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